Our fall Friday night ritual has been to grab a Hungry Howie's pizza and head to a local high school football game. Since pastors get into the games for free (at least we think they do... Dean shows his business card and we all just kind of walk in while the lady at the gate looks slightly confused), the whole night costs us just over $6. Not a bad deal. And Tommy loves the games. At least he loves the band and the mascots. Don't get me wrong, he's absolutely terrified of the mascots up close, but once they're on the other side of the field, he thinks they're the greatest things. So this week we went to the Leon vs. Madison game which was played at Leon's home field. Always a treat. It is a great atmosphere there and Dean was in his glory (of course). They lost miserably, but we all had a great time.
Saturday morning we got up for week 2 of Little Kicks soccer. This week Tommy warmed up with the team (for the most part) and was significantly better at listening to his coach, Coach Jessica. He only wound up on the wrong field once or twice. And he wasn't one of the 3 or 4 kids whose parents had to keep sending them back on the field in tears because they didn't want to do it anymore. He still kept yelling over to us that he was playing soccer.
Right after his soccer escapades, we headed over to good ol' Doak Campbell stadium for the FSU vs. USF game. We joined in on a great tailgate that had been going strong since 7:30 that morning. Talk about a spread! There were Chicken Biscuits from Chick Fil-A, bagels from Brueggers, donuts from Krispy Creme, egg casserole, cheese grits, fruit, veggies and dip, sausages on the grill, and of course a selection of adult beverages. Unfortunately we didn't last long at this tailgate because it was already near 90 degrees and we knew we'd have to sit in the sun during the game and Tommy and I were already more sweaty than we'd ever like to be. So after about an hour in the air conditioned bookstore, we headed to our seats. It was brutally hot. Tommy's face was bright red and he was soaking wet, but he didn't want to leave. After all, there were bands and mascots! But after one and a half quarters in the baking sun, we had all we could take and headed back home to watch another 8 or 9 hours of football on TV.
Finally, we had church this morning. Tommy and I only went to the morning service, as we're both recovering from a slightly busy weekend. But the service was awesome, Dean was amazing, the band was wonderful, and there were lots of new faces. Dean finished up his "We're Just Not That Into You" by asking what we're choosing over Christ. A great take on the story of the Rich Young Man.
Now I'm off to look at coupons. Yes, I'm super giddy because there were 3 inserts in today's paper. I'm a nerd.
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